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Artist Talk: Roger Willems (Roma Publications) |
IACK and Keijiban are pleased to present a talk event with Roger Willems, co-founder and director of the Dutch publishing house Roma Publications.
Founded in 1998 by artists Mark Manders and Marc Nagsam, and graphic designer Roger Willems, Roma Publications continues to lead the world's publishing scene at the forefront despite being an independent company. In this talk, Roger Willems will personally explain the history of Roma Publications, focusing on the works of Mark Manders, who has repeatedly published collections of his work since the company's founding.
This will be a rare opportunity to unravel the creative process of a top publisher, so please come along.
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Artist Talk: Roger Willems (Roma Publications)
Date and time: Saturday, December 7, 2024 16:00 - 18:00
Venue: IACK/18-3 Takaoka-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture *Wine shop Brücke, at the back of the aisle
Language: English for main program, interpretation available for free talk
Capacity:About 15 people *Reservation required Applications are now closed as we have reached capacity.
Admission fee: 1,500 yen
Photo by Ari Marcopoulos
Roger Willems
Born in Tilburg, Netherlands in 1969. Studied graphic design at the Academy of Fine Arts St. Joost in Breda, Netherlands, and worked as an assistant to graphic designer Karel Martens from 1993 to 1995. In 1998, he founded "Roma publications" with artists Mark Manders and Marc Nagsam. Since then, he has been working independently and dynamically as a platform for the production and distribution of publications in close collaboration with artists, institutions, designers, curators and writers. Currently, as the director of "Roma Publications", he edits and designs many publications and curates exhibitions.